Crime & Safety
Crime is Down in Novato in 2012
Violent crimes and property crimes decreased in Novato in 2012, according to a recently released FBI report. Use the grey scroll bars to see all the data.
Novato police reported 96 violent crimes in 2012. That’s a decrease from the 108 violent crimes reported in 2011.
The number of property crimes was also down, dropping from 992 in 2011 to 956 last year. In 2012, Novato had a violent crime rate of 1.8 known offenses per 1,000 residents and a property crime rate of 16 known offenses per 1,000 people.
The numbers were released this week by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which reported a nationwide increase of violent crimes and a decrease of property crimes after compiling crime data from 18,000 jurisdictions in 50 states.
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The FBI's Uniform Crime Reports also included the number of police officers in the nation’s police departments. Novato has 1 sworn officer for every 1,000 residents.
Note: Some area cities were not included in the report due to underreported data.
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